Home Cost Cutters Vol.5 Tips By TLC’s “Trading Spaces”

It's the little things that add up to big energy cost cuts. Try things like adding a blanket to your hot water heater: This keeps the water from cooling too quickly and wasting energy to constantly heat it. And simply changing your air filters to ensure proper functioning of your furnace or heat pump can help, too. Also, open the blinds or curtains on the sunny side of your house and take in the free heat of the sun. Close the blinds or curtains once the sun has gone down. Close the vents on the house if you have a crawl space. This will keep unwanted cold air from coming in under the floor.